Shingling-gage.



J. J. KNOX.

SHINGLING GAGE. APPLICATION FILED run. 1904.

No. 712,521. PATENTED OCT. 18, 19.04.

NO MODEL.

Attorneysy Inventoya V WWW f by z UNITED STATES j Patented October 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHlNGLING-GAGE.

SPIEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,521, dated. October 18, 1904. Application filed February 8, 1904. Serial No. 192,707. (No model.)

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the correct position of the courses of shingles as they are being laid upon a roof or upon the walls of the buildings; and the object thereof is to provide a simple and eflicient gage that will accurately determine the position of the course to be laid and which can be quickly adjusted for a new course. I accomplish this object by the gage described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragment of the roof and a perspective view of hey improved shinglihg-gage in place thereon. Fig. 2 is a fragment of my gage to show its method of construction when the same is extensible.

In the drawings, A represents the shingles on the roof, of which there are three courses (illustrated as A, A, and A) and a part of a fourth course. Resting partly upon the course A and A is my improved shingling-gage,

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which gives the correct position of. the placmg of the course being put on.

when not made adjustable are preferably formed of wood, oak or ash being preferred. The ends of these bars are connected together by adjustable link-bars C to enable the bars to be adjusted for use on roofs where the shingles are laid at different distances to the These link-bars are made in two sections, one of which is provided with a slot 0, through which screw-bolts D project, the

other ends of the screw-bolts passing through holes in the other section of the link-bar and being provided with nuts E, so that after the gage-bars at' therequired distance apart the nuts may be tightened on the bolts to prevent the sections of the link-bars fromsliding. The ends of these link-bars are pivotally secured to the gage-bars by pivots F, so that when shingling the lower gage-bar may be This gage consists of two parallel gage-bars B, which lifted by its handle B and placed over the other gage-bar upon the roof to form a gage for the next course of shingles. On the lower side of the gage-bars are attaching-hooks G, which are pivotally mounted to bearings H, secured to' the gage bars. These hooks I term horizontal attaching-hooks, because when in use they lie in the same plane that the gage-bars lie in. These attaching-hooks pass through. release-hooks I, also secured to the gage-bars. Qne of the gage-barsis preferably provided with a bubble-glass J, by'means of which the operator is enabled, to run a straight line of shingles without using a chalkline and to instantly detect any variation in his shingle-course from a line perfectly parallel with his first-course line of shingles.

Where the gage is intended for use in shin- ,gling Vertical walls, I provide additional or vertical attaching-hooks K, which are mounted in slots L, which extend vertically through the gage-bars. By vertical as applied to these hooks and slots I mean that they are at right angles or vertical to the plane in which the gage-bars lie when in use.

In practice I'have found that a shinglinggage in which the gage-bars are two feet and one-half long produces a very satisfactory tool, but where it is desired to have a longer gage I preferably construct a case M of sheetsteel and provide a telescoping member T, having a slot M therein of wood. This telescoping member, however, may be made of metal if desired. The link-bars are pivotally secured to the telescoping member, and I prefer to have the attaching-hooks secured to the top of the case, as shown. A bolt 0- is secured to the lower side of the case and passes through the slot in the telescoping member and through the upper side and is providedwith a wing-nut P, by means of which the case may be clamped to hold the telescoping member firmly in place.

In the use of my shingling-gage the first row i or eaves-row of shingles are laid in the usual manner. The gage-bars are spaced apart so the lower gage-bar is then brought up against the butts of the first row of shingles and the attaching-hooks of the upper bar are then driven into the shingles, which securely holds the gage in place on the roof. The shingler then lays the butts of the shingles of the next row against the upper gage-bar and nails them in place. As soon as he has laid as many shingles as the length of his gage he catches the lower gage-bar by the handle and places it on the roof above the other gage-bar and drives one or both of the attaching-hooks into the shingles, and then lays another row of shingles the length of the gage. He then moves the lower gage-bar up over the other and repeats the operation. After the roof is well started the attaching-hooks of the lower gage-bar are released from engagement with the shingles by striking the handle on the lower side thereof a slight blow with the shingling-hammer, thereby causing the rotation of the gage-bar slightly and causing the release-hooks to raise the attaching-hooks out of engagement with the shingles. Shingling vertical walls both sets of attaching-hooks are used. In this case the vertical attachinghooks are released by striking them upon the end which projects above the gage-bar.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a simple and efficient shingling-gage by the use of which a workman can lay a great many more shingles in a given time than if he had to lay them by chalk-line or by the use of a gage attached to his shingling-hatchet, as the lower bar is always securely held in place while the upper bar is shifted to place, and that the links always cause the upper bar to reach the proper place for the next row of shingles.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A shingling-gage composed of two parallel gage-bars united at their ends by linkbars pivotally connected to said gage-bars at the ends thereof by pivots lying in the longitudinal axes of said bars, said links being adapted to turn in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axes of said gage-bars, said gage-bars having means to attach them to the shingles of the roof.

'2. A shingling-gage comprising two bars; links pivotally connected to said bars at the ends thereof and adapted to turn in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axes of said gage-bars, said links being composed of sections adjustably connected to each other; and means to attach said gage to the shingles.

3. A shingling-gage comprising two bars; link-bars pivotal] y connected to the said bars at the ends thereof, said link-bars being composed of sections adjustably connected to each other; attaching-hooks and handles secured to said gage-bars.

L. A shingling-gage comprising two gagebars; links pivotally connected to said bars at the ends thereof, said links being composed of sections adjustably connected to each other; handles secured to said gage-bars near the center thereof; two attaching-hooks pivotaltv connected to each of said gage-bars near the ends thereof; a lnibblc-glass secured to one of the said gage-bars.

5. A shingling-gage comprising two gagebars; link-bars pivotally connected to said gage-bars at the ends thereof and composed of sections adjustably connected to each other; handles secured to said gage-bars at the center thereof; two sets of attaching-hooks secured to said gage-bars, one set of hooks being mounted in a plane which lies at right angles to the plane in which the other set of hooks are mounted.

6. A shingling-gage comprising two gagebars provided with extensible sections at each end thereof; link-bars pivotally connected to the said extensible ends, said link-bars being composed of sections adj ustably connected to each other; handles secured to said gage-bars near the center thereof; attaching-hooks secured to said gage-bars.

In witness that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto subscribed my name this 2d day of February, 1904.

J. J. KNOX.

\Vitnesses:

G. E, HARrn'AM, Mime/uteri C. NICKELESON. 

